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Ajay Jasra - Unbiased estimation of the gradient of the log-likelihood for partially observed diffusions

12:00 - 13:00 24 September 2019
Join us for this research seminar, part of the SQUIDS (Statistics, quantification of uncertainty, inverse problems and data science) seminar series. Abstract: In this work we present…

Beyond Faith: Muslim Women Artists Today

14 June - 6 October 2019
This exhibition of five contemporary artists presents their work in conversation with pieces selected from the Whitworth’s art collection. It brings together the artworks and stories…

Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2019

18:00 - 19:30 24 September 2019
We are delighted to announce that the fifth series of Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies will be given by Prof. Tony Kushner (University of Southampton). The event is open to…

Bogdanow Masterclass in Holocaust Studies 2019

14:00 - 16:00 24 September 2019
We are delighted to announce that the fifth series of Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies will be given by Prof. Tony Kushner (University of Southampton). As part of the annual lecture…

CI Talk: Understanding the Multiple Meanings and Spaces of Manchester’s Chinatown

18:00 - 19:00 24 September 2019
Discussing the results of research undertaken in Manchester’s Chinatown, this talk will explore the multiple meanings of the site, exploring how Chinatown allows for acts of social…

Cézanne at the Whitworth

24 August 2019 - 1 March 2020
This exhibition celebrates an extraordinary collection of drawings and prints by Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) that has been gifted and placed on long-term loan to the Whitworth by gallerist,…

Daily: Art Hampers – resources for families at the Whitworth

10:00 31 August 2018 - 10:00 31 May 2020
Are you and your family hungry to get creative? Pick up a picnic hamper with a difference. Come to our Oxford Road or Parkside entrance and pick up one of our special hampers - free…

Efthymios Sofos (Glasgow) - Multivariate Gaussian distribution for integral points

15:00 - 16:00 24 September 2019
Join us for this research seminar, part of the Number Theory Seminar Series. Abstract : Given a Diophantine equation with "many" integer solutions, one may ask what is known about…

Epidemiology Capacity Building Event

12:30 - 17:00 24 September 2019
To raise awareness of recently completed and ongoing research across the University, identify areas of shared interest and begin to formulate ideas for future research and funding…

Exchanges

24 March 2018 - 2 February 2020
Exchanges sets art and artists together, sometimes in harmony, sometimes in opposition – always with insight and intention. In this evolving exhibition, art that has recently been…

Explorer Tour

15:00 - 16:00 24 September 2019
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you. Join us as we take a look behind the scenes at The John Rylands Library. Free, booking required.

Four Corners of One Cloth: Textiles from the Islamic World

23 June 2018 - 3 November 2019
A section of a Kiswa will form the heart of the exhibition. The Kiswa cloth covers the Ka’bah and is replaced each year during Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). Positioned in the direction…

HCRI Landmark Lecture on Kashmir: causes of crisis and consequences for citizens

16:00 - 18:00 24 September 2019
HCRI warmly invites you to their annual Landmark Lecture. India’s federal government recently changed its 70 year policy on Jammu and Kashmir State, stripping the contested territory…

Instruments of Change

19 March 2019 - 31 December 2020
Instruments of Change is an exhibition that showcases objects from the Beswick Collection at the Museum of Medicine and Health, telling the stories of the people of Manchester whose…

Introduction to Peterloo: Curator tour

11:00 - 11:30 24 September 2019
Book onto this 30 minute tour to explore the story of Peterloo with our expert curator. Hear more about the stories and conflicting opinions that led to the fateful day in Manchester in August 1819. Booking required.

Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege

11 April - 2 October 2019
Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege exhibition, developed in collaboration with The Partition Museum in India. This commemorative exhibit gives voice to the untold stories of…

Li Yuan Chia: Unique Photographs

18 May - 15 December 2019
In his lifetime, Li Yuan Chia (1929-1994) travelled from China, to Taiwan, Bologna and London but found his home in a house that he bought in 1972 from Winifred Nicholson in Banks at…

Manchester Neuroimaging Seminar Series

15:30 - 16:30 24 September 2019
Manchester Neuroimaging Seminar Series - Darya Frank, University of Manchester, will look at How to use representational similarity analysis for fMRI

One Giant Leap: Talk, Tour and Picnic

22 May - 25 September 2019
One Giant Leap: Jodrell Bank and the Race to the Moon July 2019 will mark 50 years since humans first set foot on another celestial body. In this, the 50th anniversary year of the…

Peter Loxley - Dynamic programming with sparse codes: investigating a new computational role for sparse representations of natural image sequences

14:00 - 15:00 24 September 2019
Join us for this research seminar, part of the SQUIDS (Statistics, quantification of uncertainty, inverse problems and data science) seminar series. ***Please note unusual time and…

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